“They thought they buried us, but they didn’t know we were seeds”
Life takes you on a journey to experience the vicissitudes of this entire ride, it is all up to you how to handle the situation at the moment.
During a tough time, everyone deals with a huge pack of unpleasant emotions. But if you know how to gain strength in that tough time, you will turn out to be much stronger than before.
Always remember you are competing with yourself as all the strength and power lies within you.
All it start with just a small thought, “I want to change”, “I want to improve my strength and power”, and “I want to be the change”
Just amend your stories that you narrate to yourself and accept all the feelings as none of them are permanent.
The realization that they are not going to stay longer until you allow, gives you enough courage and strength to beat that tough time for life long.
“No one saves us but ourselves, no one can and no one may, we ourselves must walk the path” – Buddha
An Inspirational Story By Sadhguru
Listening and learning from other’s experiences is another great way to gain strength in tough times.
Here the story start…
It was the year 1941 when the Nazi movement was at a rising peak in Germany and had spread to various parts of Europe as well.
It was all a hot mess when the Germans broke into the homes of rich Austrian families and robbed everything including the families as well.
At that time, the two children an 8-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl were taken away to the station with others.
This was November end when weather become very cold and chill. They were kept to the railway station for the 3 days because the train didn’t come.
Very soon, the little boys started playing football with other kids and suddenly the train come.
When the train came, soldiers rushed everybody to the train. These two children also entered the wagon along with other peoples.
But in hurry, this little boy forgot to wear his shoes. As they push him into the wagon, so, he couldn’t pick up his shoes.
His sister, saw him coming to the train without wearing shoes. She become enormously mad with him.
She yelled at him and said, “You idiot! Already we are in enough trouble, now you come without shoes. What is the matter with you? Don’t you realize in Germany no shoes means no feet in this weather?”
The boy remained quiet and said nothing.
At the very next station the boys and girls were separated and after that, the sister did not get to see her brother at all.
Four years later, when the war was over, she came out from the concentration camp to find 17 members of her family including her little brother.
But all had vanished. The records was missing as if no sign of them.
At that time, the only thing that bother her most was – the last few things that she said to her little brother.
That was such a terrible thing for her. It rang her mind and she regretfully thought, “How rude I was with my brother when the last time I left his hand”?
After that, the sister vowed, “From now whenever I speak to anyone it will be as if I am speaking my last words to them.”
This one thing has transformed her life in a great way. With this thought, she gained that power and strength in her life and moved forward doing great philanthropy activities that led her to live a fruitful life with good deeds.
The story tell us even if we put through the most horrible situation, either we can come out using that experience as the better human being or we can use that experience to become a horrible mess.
So, whenever something hurt you, there are always two options – Either you can become wounded or wise. The choice is yours.
But unfortunately most people becomes wounded. This is simple because they just need an excuse to turn on their own intelligence against them. Even if the world against you, don’t you think your own intelligence should work for you.
“Always use your experience to become wiser.”
A List of Motivational Strength Quotes
#1.
“The pain of yesterday is strength of today.” – Paulo Coelho
#2.
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway
#3.
“We all have an unsuspected reserve of strength inside that emerges when life puts us to the test.” – Isabel Allende
#4.
“Someone I loved once gave me a box of full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” – Mary Oliver
#5.
“Make up your mind that no matter what comes your way, no matter how difficult, no matter how unfair, you will do more than simply survive. You will thrive in spite of it.” – Joel Osteen
#6.
“It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.” – Seneca
#7.
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing but in rising every time we fail.” – Nelson Mandela
#8.
“A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinion of what happens.” – Michel de Montaigne
#9.
“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” – Susan Gale
#10.
“If it’s not making you better, it isn’t love. True love makes you more of who you are, not less.” – Mandy Hale
#11.
“You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.” – Timber Hawkeye
#12.
“The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door will open.” – Rumi
#13.
“The strongest people I’ve met have not been given an easier life. They’ve learned to create strength and happiness from dark places.” – Kristen Butler
#14.
“Life is very interesting. In the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths.” – Drew Barrymore
#15.
“It all begins and ends in your mind. What you give power to, has power over you, if you allow it.” – Unknown
#16.
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lou Holtz
#17.
“You aren’t really being rejected – you’re being redirected.” – Mel Robbins
#18.
“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” – Napoleon Hill
#19.
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” – Oprah Winfrey
#20.
“Pain makes me grow. Growing is what I want. Therefore, for me pain is pleasure.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
#21.
“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.” – Haruki Murakami
#22.
“Our most beautiful dreams are born from our most unpleasant nightmares.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
#23.
“Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.” – Bob Marley
#24.
“I have no regrets in my life. I think that everything happens to you for a reason. The hard times that you go through build character, making you a much stronger person.” – Rita Mero
#25.
“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.” – Oprah Winfrey
#26.
“If you love large, you’ve got to hurt large. If you’ve got a lot of light, you’ve probably got an equal amount of darkness.” – Sarah Mclachlan
#27.
“Sometimes your heart need more time to accept something that your mind already knows.” – Paulo Coelho
#28.
”One of the most courageous decision you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul.” – Unknown
#29.
“Pain is inevitable, suffering is not.” – Henepola Gunaratana
#30.
“If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself.” – Leo Tolstoy
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